You’re most probably ready to buy your first motor vehicle, or, you want to buy a new car but you don’t really know which model to go for. While doing your used car investigation you have most probably figured out that the Volkswagen California of “companies” are much cheaper to buy and seems to be an interesting option. Nevertheless, these Volkswagen California only have 2 seats and will therefore involve a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to see in this article how to convert a 2-seater Volkswagen California into a 5-seater , to accomplish this, first, we will make a brief explanation of the essential key actions to be taken, then, we will see what are the modifications to be done on the car, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to complete the conversion of your Volkswagen California company into a 5-seater.
The main key methods to convert a Volkswagen California 2-seater into a 5-seater
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Here is the list of the main lines to respect if you want to to pass your Volkswagen California company or commercial in 5 places:
- Fit the missing seats and seat belts.
- Obtain the certificate of conformity from the company
- Take his Volkswagen California to the roadworthiness testing to have the changes checked
- To run his car through mine control.
- Alert your insurance company about the change in the car.
Modifications to be done on the car to convert a Volkswagen California 2-seater into a 5-seater
We will consequently commence our article on the transformation of a Volkswagen California 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be executed straight on the car to be able to enable it to be established as a Volkswagen California 5-seater.
Convert its Volkswagen California to 5 seaters on his own
If you want to do most of the work on your own, you should know that it will be complicated. In truth, the manufacturers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Volkswagen California easy only for the manufacturers, here are the explanations:
- You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will require a visit to the car by a professional.
- Buy a complete kit to transform your Volkswagen California into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
- Install the kit according to the tightening standards (torque)
For all these reasons, it is less difficult to ask an approved technical who will execute these actions in conformity with the manufacturer’s requirements.
If you still want to carry out the transformation of your new Volkswagen California on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your area to get the required parts and search for manufacturer information linked to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.
Have the conversion achieved by a professional
If you want to convert your Volkswagen California 2-seater into a 5-seater at a professional, you have made the least complicated decision. In reality, he will have a easier access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will allow you to carry out the following steps without the slightest pressure.
The administrative steps that should be adopted to convert a Volkswagen California into 5 places
Now that we have been through the first technical steps in the transformation of a Volkswagen California 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now handle the administrative stage.
The different steps to be done in order to have one’s Volkswagen California 2 places accepted as a 5 places
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You will learn down below, the different steps to respect in order to be ok with the law to drive your Volkswagen California converted into 5 seats..:
- After the changes done on your Volkswagen California, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be important to follow all the steps quickly.
- You have to bring the car to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a car.
- Take the car to the mine so that they can confirm to the change in the number of seats in your Volkswagen California li>
- Search for for a new car registration card at your prefecture
Price of the conversion of a Volkswagen Californiainto 5 places
Finally last part, to give you an idea of the price that the passage of a Volkswagen California 2 seats to 5 seats can generate, it is necessary to know that a kit seats plus installation will cost you at a dealer on average 2500 to 3500 euros and that it is crucial to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your Volkswagen California company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Volkswagen California, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen California category.
